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English footballer

John Ray
Personal information
Full name John Walter Ray
Date of birth (1968-11-21) 21 November 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Newmarket, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Colchester United 1 (0)
1988 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
Aveley
Barking
Billericay Town
Ford United
Grays Athletic
1998–2000 Romford 70 (2)
Tilbury
Total 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Walter Ray (born 21 November 1968) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Newmarket, Ray was a regular in the Colchester United youth teams and reserves, and was offered a short-term professional contract with the option of a further year towards the end of his apprenticeship with the club in the 1987–88 season after impressing manager Roger Brown. Having sat on the substitutes bench for a number of games, Ray finally played his one and only Football League game on 30 January 1988, as a substitute for Tony English, where he handled the ball to concede a penalty and allow Scarborough to score their third in a 3–1 defeat for Colchester at the McCain Stadium.

Following his solitary appearance, he went out on loan to Wycombe Wanderers alongside fellow youth product Scott Young before he was released by Colchester on his return. He subsequently joined a host of Essex-based non-league clubs, including Aveley, Barking, Billericay Town, Ford United, Grays Athletic, Romford and Tilbury.

References

  1. ^ "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. "Colchester United – Match details – Scarborough 3–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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